Show-case construction.



No. 633,345. Patented sept. I9, |393.

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(Application led Hay 18, 1899.) (No Model.)

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FREDERICK C. .IORGESCN,l CF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHOW-CASE CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,345, datedSeptember 19, 1899.

Application filed May 18, 1899. semina. 717,256. (No model.)

To all whom) zit may concern):

Be it known that I, FREDERICK C. JORGE- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Show-Case Construction, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to an improvement in show-cases in theconstruction of which plate-glass is used to a great extent.

My primary object is to provide for showcase construction a clip orfastening of improved construction .for securing the glass platestogether at lines wheresaid plates meet to form corners of theshow-case, which fastening obviates to a large extent the necessity ofdrilling holes in the glass.

In the accompanying drawings the clip is shown forming the joint at themeeting corners of three plates,constituting, respectively, the top, thefront, and an end ofthe case. It readily will appear, however, that by a1nodification the clip maybe adapted for use at the meeting edges of twoplates.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in front upper perspective of aportion of a show-case constructed according to my improvements; Fig. 2,an enlarged broken plan view showing one corner of the case with a clipin place; Fig. 3, a vertical section on line 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4.-, avertical section on line 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a bottomplan View of aclip, and Fig. 6 a broken section on line 6 of Fig. 1.

In the preferred construction the clips form the sole connection betweenthe top, the front, and the ends of the case. A suitable base and rearside are employedythe latter being provided with doors or slides, asdesired.

A represents the bottom or base of the case; B, the front verticalplate; C, an end plate; E, the top plate, and F the rear frame,ordinarily supplied with a slide or a hinged door for access to thecase.

' G represents the clip, preferably comprising a flathorizontally-disposed plate d, provided with a threaded perforation a',depending iianges b c, parallel, respectively, to the front B and end C,and lugs b c', forming, with the flanges b and c, recesses b2 c2 for thevertical front and end plates. j Strips of felt b3' c3 are cemented tothe inner faces of the iianges b and c. The lugs b c are capable ofbeing bent to or from the flanges l) and c to accommodate plates ofdifferent thicknesses. A strip of felt d is cemented to the frontvertical edge of the plate C, forming contact with the adjacent verticalmargin of the iiush projecting plate B.

rIhe adjacent upper corners of the plates B and C fit into the channelsb2 czaud are thereby bound together. The plate a of the clip rests uponthe upper edges of the plates B and C and in turn affords at its ownupper surface a bearing for the top plate E to rest upon, as shownclearly in Figs. 2 and 3. Strips of felt e f are cemented to the upperedges of the plates B and C, respectively, said strips commencing at theedges of the plate a, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4,'and

forming with the plate an even surface contacting with the under surfaceof the glass plate E. The plate E is provided with a perforation g,which registers with the threaded perforation a of the clip. A flatheaded screw g serves to secure the parts together, as clearly shown inFig. 3. It thus appears that the only part exposed above the glass top Eat the front corner is the head of the screw g and also that the onlyperforation through glass made in forming the joint is the singleperforation through the plate E. It is possible to provide the part awith means for eugagin g the plate,and thus dispense with the screw g',if desired. The .upper surface of the part a of the clip and the outersurfaces of the flanges b and c thereof are visible through the glasstop plate, and these parts, together with the head of the screw, arenickeled or otherwise ornamentallyfiuished. The part a preferably hasits inner edge cut in the arc of a circle, as shown. The top plate E isshown secured at the rear corner to the top of the rear'frame F by ascrew h. Any other fastening means may be employed at this point,however. preferably rest at theirlower edges in grooves (not shown) inthe base A. Where the case is not of too great length no fasteningsbetween the plates I5 and E, except at the corners of the case, arenecessary. If the case is a long one, however, clips adapted to thepurpose maybe employed for connecting said plates midway of theirlength. Such clips would have a top formation suited to their The platesB and C.

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new location and would have but a single recess provided on their undersurfaces for receiving the upper edge of the plate B.

Changes in details of construction within the spirit of my invention areunderstood to fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a show-case, or the like, the combination with the bottoni and therear wall of the case, of an end plate and a front side plate, a clipresting on said plates at their adjacent upper corners provided withfianges contacting with the outer margins of the plates, and alsoprovided with lugs contacting with the inner margins thereof andprovided further with a vertical perforation, said lugs beingsusceptible of being bent to accommodate plates of varying thicknesses,a top plate resting upon said clip having a vertical perforation, and ascrew passing thrugh the perforation of the top plate and into theperforation in the clip, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, the clip for fastening the cornersof show-cases, and the like, comprising the plate a having thescrew-socket a and provided with the edge iianges I) c, and with thelugs b and c projecting from the face of the plate parallel with thefianges, said lugs being susceptible of being bent, substantially asdescribed.

FREDERICK C. JORGESON.

In presence of# R. T. SPENCER, D. W. LEE.

